Chapter 5: THE MESSAGE
[AFTER THE COUSINS MEET UP WITH EACH OTHER, THEY DECIDED TO SPLIT UP TO LOOK FOR A SAFER PLACE, & FIND MORE CLUES TO GET OUT OF THIS WORLD]
[CONTINUING]
[EAST GROUP, CONTAINING AQUA & STELLER]
[AQUA & STELLER WERE STROLLING ACROSS THE TREES, FINDING NOTHING OF SORT, BUT IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL SCENERY, THERE WERE SQUIRRELS ON TREES, & GENTLE CHIRPING OF BIRDS]
AQUA: It's amazing how we didn't encounter any Lion yet…
[AQUA HAS A MINDSET THAT IN EVERY FOREST, THERE'S BOUND TO BE A LION, LIVING THERE]
STELLER: What?
[AS THEY WERE MOVING, SUDDENLY, STELLER REFLEXIVELY TURNED AROUND, OUT OF CONCERN, AQUA ASKED ABOUT IT, STELLER, IN WONDER, REPLIES:
STELLER: I don't know… It felt like someone was looking at us…
[THEY BOTH STARTED MOVING EAST SIDE AGAIN]
[WEST GROUP]
[FROM THE PATH THESE TWO WERE GOING THROUGH WAS FULL OF THORNS, IT MEANS:
BAPO: I SHOULD'VE TAKEN EAST GROUP I KNEW IT!
[THEY WERE BEING CHASED BY A CRAWLING SLIME MONSTER, HAVING SEMI-FLUID BODY, ARMORING HIMSELF WITH 4 SWORDS ON HIS FOUR HANDS, WHICH WERE OOZING THROUGH ITS BODY. IT WAS BURNING ALL THE LEAVES ON A TREE IN IT'S WAY, LEAVING ONLY TREE & IT'S BRANCHES WHICH ONCE, USED TO HAVE LEAVES]
BAPO *SHOUTS WHILE COMPLAINING*: OUT OF ALL MONSTERS, IT'S THE MOST DISGUSTING I'VE EVER SEEN!
[WHILE THEY WERE RUNNING, HOUND THOUGHT UP OF A PLAN, & HE SAYS TO BAPO:
HOUND: BAPO! SPLIT UP, AND ATTRACT HIM, I'LL DO SOMETHING!
[BAPO SNAPPED & SAYS IN FRUSTRATION:
BAPO: WHAT? ATTRACT HIM? ARE YOU CRAZY? THAT THING WILL DIGEST ME IN NO TIME, I'M NOT DOING THAT!
[HOUND SHOUTS TO CONVINCE HIM TO TRUST HIM]
HOUND: JUST TRUST ME!
[AS THEY WERE RUNNING, THEIR BREATHING HUFFS COULD BE HEARD, BAPO TRUSTED HOUND, & SPLIT UP]
[BAPO THREW FIRE OUTBURST ON THAT MONSTER FROM HIS HAND, THAT DID HORRIBLE DAMAGE, WHICH MADE IT ANGRY]
BAPO: Uh oh…
HELP ME! HOUND! DO SOMETHING! QUICK!!!
HOUND!!!!!!
[THE MONSTER WAS CRAWLING TOWARDS BAPO WAY MORE AGGRESSIVELY THAN BEFORE, & BAPO WAS RUNNING FOR HIS LIFE THERE, HE WAS SHOUTING HOUND'S NAME FOR HELP]
BAPO: HOUND! HELP ME! *Suddenly, BAPO'S voice became threatening* If you don't save me, I'll kill---
[BEFORE HE COULD FINISH HIS THREAT, HE STUMBLED ON A PEBBLE WHILE RUNNING, CAUSING HIM TO FALL DOWN ON GROUND, HE HAD FEW RASHES ON HIS KNEES & HIS ARMS BECAUSE OF FALL ON ROUGH GROUND OF GRASS. BEFORE HE COULD SEE IT, THE MONSTER HAD APPROACHED BAPO, & WAS ABOUT TO DEVOUR HIM, GIVING UP, BAPO SAYS WITH NO HOPE:
BAPO: Welp… Here ends my story.
[AS THE MONSTER ABOUT TO ENGULF HIM, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE COLOR OF SLIME MONSTER CHANGED FROM GREEN TO BLUE. IT STOPPED, & SLOWLY STARTED TO EVAPORATE INTO THIN AIR]
[BAPO WAS SURPRISED, WONDERING HOW COULD THIS HAPPEN, AS THAT MONSTER COMPLETELY EVAPORATED, HE FOUND HIS COUSIN, HOUND, WHO WAS HUFFING WITH ALL HIS LIFE TO MAKE UP FOR HIS BREATHE, & SAYS:
HOUND: Told you… I'll do something… I needed to put a toxin into his body…
[BEFORE HOUND COULD SAY ANY MORE, BAPO HUGS HIM & RAINS HIM WITH HEAVY COMPLIMENTS]
HOUND: I Got it I Got it NOW GET OFF ME! *he chuckles*
[BUT BAPO COULDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW HOUND GOT THAT GOOD IN USING HIS POWER]
BAPO: But… How did you find it's toxin?
[HOUND BEGINS TO YAP ABOUT IT AS HE RESTED HIS BODY A BIT]
HOUND: When we saw that monster, I got some kind of data… I don't know what to call it, but it seems like I can kill anyone… because my element seems to have toxin for everything, cure for every illness… Maybe, I think that's how it works, When I saw him, I knew I had to kill it, then my body produced a toxin, & when I build up that poison on my hand, It appeared on my hand, only thing left to do was to insert it into the monster… I can only use one toxin at a time…
[AS BAPO WAS HEARING IT, HE GOT REALLY CONFUSED & SAYS:
BAPO: I don't remember how many times you said "TOXIN" just now… you can use poison, & can kill anyone by producing specific toxin within your body, then all you need to do is just make the enemy drink it or something… Since it was a slime, it's body was fluid, so anywhere would work…
[HOUND WAS SURPRISED THAT BAPO ACTUALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE WAS TRYING TO EXPLAIN]
HOUND: EXACTLY!
[AFTER RESTING FOR A BIT, THEY DECIDED TO MOVE WEST AGAIN]
[WHILE THEY WERE WALKING, BAPO NOTICED THAT HOUND WAS IN WORRY OF SOMETHING]
BAPO: Hey HOUND, you got into a fight or something? You seem to be in some sort of tension.
ILLEGAL HOUND: I think I'll change my nickname; it seems weird to be called HOUND, or ILLEGAL.
BAPO: Woah, that's new, good you realize that.
ILLEGAL HOUND: But what should I name myself?
[BAPO WAS THINKING FOR HIS NAME, UNTIL, HE BOLDLY SUGGESTED:
BAPO: ConspiRACIST.
ILLEGAL HOUND: My right hand is feeling some need to slap someone… (This line refers that BAPO will get a slap if he suggests any more names like this)
[NORTH AND SOUTH GROUP]
[THEY BOTH ARE ALONE, THEY GOT NO ONE TO TALK TO]
[SOUTH GROUP]
[SAIFUR WAS WALKING, BUT HE NOTICED THAT THE SCENERY WAS BEAUTIFUL]
SAIFUR: I feel like we are on EARTH, but at the same time, it doesn't, this nature is too real for that. *HE PLAYS TOO MUCH GAMES*
[HE WAS LEISURELY WALKING UNTIL HE SAW A NOTEBOOK, WHEN HE INSPECTED IT, IT BELONGED TO BAPO]
SAIFUR: What is his book doing here?
[NORTH GROUP]
[AS TACKLER WAS WALKING UNDER THE BLUE SKY, WITH NO ONE TO TALK TO, HE ENCOUNTERED A WEIRD LOOKING HUMAN, WEARING A PAPER BAG ON HIS FACE WITH TWO HOLLOW HOLES WHO HAD A KNIFE ON HIS HANDS, AND WAS MENACINGLY STANDING & STARING AT HIM]
TACKLER: Uh…. I don't have a good feeling about this…. DO I KNOW YOU?
???: ….
[ON SOUTH GROUP]
SAIFUR: Maybe I'll give it to him when I meet him again….
[AS SAIFUR PUTS THE NOTEBOOK IN HIS BAG, THE NAME ON NOTEBOOK CHANGES, IT DIDN'T BELONG TO BAPO, & SAIFUR DIDN'T NOTICE IT]
[AS HE GOT UP, HE ALSO SAW A WEIRD LOOKING PERSON, WHO HAD BUTCHER KNIFE ON HIS HAND]
SAIFUR: Oh sh---
[ON NORTH GROUP]
[TACKLER TRIED TO DO PACIFIST APPROACH & BEGAN ACTING INNOCENT]
TACKLER: I just came here, so I don't really know about this place, can you tell me where I am?
???: …
[TACKLER KNEW THAT HE WAS GETTING NOWHERE IN TALKING TO HIM, SO HE SAID BLUNTLY]
TACKLER: You already seem way too creepy to exist, at least, let me go.
[HE NODDED NO, AS TO IMPLY THAT HE'S NOT INTENDING TO LEAVING TACKLER]
[TACKLER DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO USE HIS POWER, EVEN IF HE WERE TO USE IT, HE WAS NOT SURE IF HE CAN CONTROL IT]
TACKLER: Alright, you asked for this.
[HE MADE A FIGHTING POSTURE]
TACKLER: Here I go.
[HE MADE A RUN BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY SPLIT UP]
TACKLER: BAPO! SAIFUR! HELP!!!!!
[THAT GUY WAS FOLLOWING HIM, AT MUCH FASTER PACE]
TACKLER: I'LL GET CAUGHT IF IT CONTINUES….
[HE STARTED TO CONCENTRATE HIS ELECTRIC POWER INTO HIS ONE FINGER, AND]
TACKLER: Boom.
[IT CAME OUT, BUT DIDN'T EVEN REACH 5 METERS]
TACKLER: Damn it…. HOUND!!!!!!! AQUA! STELLER!!!
[EAST GROUP]
STELLER: I think I hear TACKLER's voice…
AQUA: you do?
[SOUTH GROUP]
TACKLER: I won't be able to outrun him, gotta take him head-on… If I throw his knife away, he won't be able to do anything…
[TACKLER STOPPED RUNNING MIDWAY & IMPLIES THAT HE DON'T WANT TO FIGHT]
TACKLER: Alright you win…. I surrender, What do you want?
???: .... Blood….
TACKLER: Blood is not good for health you know? If wrongly transfused, you can d---
???: BLOOOOD!!! [HE STARTED RUNNING TOWARDS TACKLER]
TACKLER: Dang.
[TACKLER COUNTERED HIS ATTACK, AND THREW HIS KNIFE AWAY]
TACKLER *panting*: Now, that's one step done… Wait, I am not tired… Why am I panting then?
[BEFORE TACKLER COULD NOTICE IT, HE SAW AN EFFECT IN FRONT OF HIS EYE, ON THE TOP LEFT, NAMED: MURDEROUS INTENT]
TACKLER: What is that?
[THAT PERSON STARTED ATTACKING HIM USING FISTS, TACKLER WAS DODGING THEM, FOR SOME REASON, TACKLER COULD SEE THE WORLD SLOW, & WAS ABLE TO DODGE HIS FISTS EASILY]
TACKLER: What's that effect?? AM I IN MATRIX!?
[SUDDENLY, TACKLER'S WORLD TURNED RED, AND BLACK]
TACKLER: What's going on…..
[HE SAW THAT HE WAS EQUIPPED WITH KNIVES ON HIS HANDS, AND IN FRONT OF HIM, HE SAW THAT MANIAC PERSON]
[TACKLER WAS FEELING SOME SORT OF DESIRE, A DESIRE THAT SHOULD NOT BE SEED INTO A GOOD PERSON]
TACKLER: I…. I want to kill.....
[THE MOVEMENTS OF THAT PERSON SEEMED TOO SLOW TO TACKLER]
[TACKLER STABBED HIS KNIFE INTO THAT PERSON'S BELLY, AND SCRATCHED IT ALL THE WAY TO THE THROAT, THE PERSON WAS SCREAMING HIS LUNGS OUT BECAUSE OF PIERCING OF KNIFE, FILLED WITH PAIN & AGONY]
TACKLER: Kill….
[HE TOOK HIS OTHER KNIFE, AND CUT THE FINGERS OF HIS HANDS, THE VOCAL CORD'S OF A PERSON HAD BEGUN TO GIVE OUT, HE WAS SCREAMING, BUT HIS AGONY COULD NOT BE HEARD, ON THE OTHER HAND, TACKLER WAS FEELING PLEASURE FROM THAT TORTURE]
TACKLER: You seem… to be enjoying this...
[TACKLER HAD UNUSUAL SMILE ON HIS FACE]
[HE PINNED THE KNIVES TO HIS HANDS, AND FEETS, ONE BY ONE, HE WAITED, EACH TIME HIS SCREAMS WENT DOWN, HE STABS THE KNIFE AGAIN TO MAKE HIM SCREAM]
TACKLER: Hahah, this seems fun…
[THE EFFECT HAD TIME OF 44 SECONDS TO BE REMOVED]
[TACKLER STABBED HIS BODY ENDLESSLY, FROM THE HEAD, HIS ARMS, HIS PALMS, HIS LUNGS, TO THE TOENAILS, THE INTESTINES OF THAT PERSON WERE VISIBLE, HE WAS BLEEDING TOO MUCH]
[WHEN TACKLER STOPPED, HE SAW THAT THE PERSON WAS STILL BREATHING, BARELY]
TACKLER: You are still alive…..?
[THE EFFECT HAD 10 SECONDS REMAINING]
[HE FORMED ELECTRICITY ON HIS HAND, AND PIERCES THROUGH THE HIS ABDOMEN]
[AS THE EFFECT WORE OFF, TACKLER FELT INTENSE PAIN IN HIS HEAD, FELT NAUSEOUS AND FELL TO THE GROUND]
[EAST GROUP]
AQUA: Hey STELLER, you think others are okay?
STELLER: I am not sure… but given the situation, they might be okay… maybe.
AQUA: DON'T GIVE ME THAT!
STELLER *in her mind*: That explosion occurred when we were all together… So if we don't get together, we won't get into trouble, and THAT won't happen…. That's what I think...
AQUA: You seem to be thinking something, what's up?
STELLER: Nothing big, anyway, how long are we supposed to be walking like this?
AQUA: No idea, maybe we walk until we find something worth showing…
[EAST GROUP]
ILLEGAL HOUND: Hey BAPO, I think we should go back to everyone….
BAPO: Chill out bro, they are all okay, you are just overthinking… moreover, we should think of how we use this power!!
ILLEGAL HOUND: I've got a clue for that….
[ILLEGAL HOUND MANAGED TO PRODUCE POISON GAS, WHICH IS ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF KILLING SOMEONE]
ILLEGAL HOUND: If I induce this with a pistol or a sword, maybe it will work even better…
BAPO: Woah…
---X----X---X--
[THEBE, WHO IS IN UNKNOWN DIMENSION, WAS LOOKING INTO MANY SCREENS, SHOWING DATA, IT WAS A VERY COOL THING, IT TOOK TIME FOR THEBE TO CALM DOWN & THEN START USING IT, UNTIL, HE FOUND SOMETHING, THAT SHOCKED HIM]
THEBE: W-WHA!? HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO THAT?!?! I NEED TO TELL EVERYONE! But… HOW!?
???: I can help you…
[AS THEBE HEARD THAT, HE SAW IT WAS STANDING NEXT TO HIM]
THEBE: You again....? *He realizes that it can help him* Wait, YOU KNOW HOW TO DO THAT?
???: It's possible if all of them are awake, even if one of them is asleep, the message will either not be delivered OR, someone might replicate your voice, and send a different message to them…
[AFTER TALKING ABOUT THE MESSAGE, THEBE ASKED HIM ABOUT WHAT HE SAW ON SCREEN]
THEBE: Who are we supposed to kill THAT PERSON? He SEEMS TOO STRONG!
???: That person is referred as Overpowered User, which possess many powers, you see, Each of you has one power, one might possess Electro, Fire, Poison, Water, Wind, Time or Ice. You possess TIME, which should be the most strongest power, but sadly, the strongest is Electro…
THEBE: TACKLER?
???: I don't know about him, but yeah, if he were to target someone from them, it will be him.
THEBE: From what I saw, we all are supposed to kill that guy, is that even possible?
???: I don't know, you won't know until you try…
THEBE: by your mean of TRY, You mean we can DIE?
???: Who knows…
[THEBE WAS SURPRISED THAT HE IS TAKING THE DEATH TOO LIGHTLY, BUT WHAT WAS MORE CONCERNING FOR HIM WAS:
THEBE: Why are you helping me all of a sudden?
???: No idea bruh, I just think that this is something that everyone must know…
THEBE: I see… what is THAT person?
???: Maybe that person is the reason why I--- someone brought all of you here…
THEBE: You just said 'I'.
[??? STOOD SILENT]
???: Well I am just a fragment of GLITCH, so maybe my voice is not clear…
THEBE: That can be the case. Welp, let me check, just in case if everyone is awake… * I DEFINITELY HEARD "I" *
[WHEN HE LOOKED AT THE SCREEN, HE SAW THAT ALL OF THEM ARE AWAKE]
[NOW, TACKLER WAS UNCONSCIOUS BECAUSE OF MURDEROUS INTENT EFFECT, BUT IN THEBE'S SCREEN, HE WAS AWAKE, AND WAS WALKING, HIS CLOTHES WERE CLEAN]
THEBE: Alright, this seems okay…
[2 HOURS AND 30 MINUTES LATER, TACKLER WAS STILL UNCONSCIOUS]
THEBE: Alright all set up now, we can send the message now.
???: You sure everyone is awake?
THEBE: Yeah, but let me check just in case.
[HE SAW ALL OF THEM WERE AWAKE]
{TACKLER IS NOT, BUT ON THEBE'S SCREEN, HE WAS}
THEBE: Alright, Hope this works….
[HE TRANSMITTED HIS MESSAGE TO HIS COUSINS THAT:
"You all are supposed to kill OP USER, who possess many powers, and maybe that's the way to the exit, I am THEBE, I am okay, nothing to worried about, I'll definitely find a way to get out of this dimension, SAIFUR, chill out bro, I'm okay, Don't cry for me, I didn't die yet. All of you, make sure to stick together, we don't know what lies in this world, & DO NOT TRUST A SINGLE PERSON OTHER THAN YOUR COUSINS"
THEBE: Alright, That will do, and….. sent.
[AFTER SOME TIME, ??? ASKED THEBE IF HE KNEW ABOUT SCREEN MALFUNCTION]
???: Did I tell you about screen malfunction?
[THEBE HEARD THAT...….]
THEBE: SCREEN WHAT?!?
???: Screen Malfunction, it can also be manipulated, but you can tell whether it is controlled or not by looking at the corner of the screen, if there is a red outline, it is manipulated, and what you are seeing on that screen is not real, to undo that, you need to press that red button in your pocket.
THEBE: YOU MOTHERF_--
[HE HURRIEDLY GOES TOWARDS THE SCREEN]
THEBE: PLEASE…. BE REAL….
[WHEN HE SAW THE SCREEN, THE OUTLINES WERE RED, SEEING IT, THEBE GOT IN TENSION, GATHERING HIS COURAGE, HE PRESSED THE RED BUTTON UNDER HIS POCKET, ONLY TO FIND TACKLER AND SAIFUR LYING DOWN ON GROUND WITH BLOOD ON THEM, HE FELT FEAR, HIS HANDS WENT COLD IN TENSION, BECAUSE OF THAT, THEBE STARTED TO GLITCH]
THEBE: H—HhoW CAN THIS H-HAPPEN!?! T-THE-RE IS N—N-nO WAY TH-THa-T CAN Ha-PEN!
[??? WAS SURPRISED THAT THIS GLITCHED HAPPENED AFTER A VERY LONG TIME]
???: You are glitching….
THEBE: W_-WHY DI-DN"TT YOU T_-T_E_lEL L M_M-e-E BEoF_ro_FORE?
[THEBE STARTED TO GLITCH, AND WAS LOSING HIS EXISTENCE, ??? SUGGESTED HIM TO CONTROL HIS EMOTIONS]
???: CONTROL YOUR EMOTIONS!! YOU WILL DIE!
??? *in mind*: It didn't happen for previous 8 Time users, but this one is glitching!!!
[THEBE WAS CRYING, TEARS WERE POURING DOWN, HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT TACKLER'S AND SAIFUR'S CONDITION]
THEBE: T-TH-HE ME—S-S-AG-E?! IT-T—IT M-US-ST BB-E—BE C-C-H-HA-AN-GG-E-ED...
[HE SAW THAT THE MESSAGE HE SENT WAS NO LONGER THERE, & HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS SENT TO HIS COUSINS]
THEBE: DA-DAMn IT.
[HE WAS SOBBING BECAUSE HE SENT THE MESSAGE, BUT IT WILL BE MANIPULATED & CHANGED]
[IN THE WORLD, EVERY COUSIN FELT INTENSE HEADACHE, EXCEPT TACKLER AND SAIFUR BECAUSE THEY WERE UNCONSCIOUS]
BAPO: WHAT'S GOING ON!?
STELLER: ANOTHER ONE!?
AQUA: My head >_<
[ILLEGAL HOUND FELL DOWN TO HIS KNEES]
THEY RECEIVED THE MESSAGE:
"I AM THEBE SPEAKING RIGHT NOW, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO EXPLAIN THINGS, BUT FOR NOW, ASSEMBLE BACK AT THE PLACE WHERE YOU SPLIT UP, I'LL MEET YOU THERE, ALSO, FIRE THE SIGNAL WITH A LOUD NOISE, SO THAT TACKLER AND SAIFUR CAN HEAR YOU TOO, FOR SOME REASON, THIS MESSAGE COULDN'T REACH THEM, BUT MEET ME THERE"
[THEIR HEADACHE STOPPED]
AQUA: He is alive… STELLER, HE IS ALIVE!
STELLER: YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD THING! SAIFUR WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR THAT NEWS!
BAPO: That bastard is still alive, that's a good thing.
ILLEGAL HOUND: Thank god…. But Why TACKLER AND SAIFUR can't hear it?
STELLER: For now, let's just signal both of them…
[AS STELLER THREW AN ICE CRYSTAL UP IN THE SKY, IT BLASTED, CAUSING A SCREECHY NOISE, THE SIGNAL CAUSED TACKLER AND SAIFUR TO WAKE UP]
[AS TACKLER GOT UP, HE SAW THAT THE PERSON WHO WAS TRYING TO KILL HIM WAS KILLED BRUTALLY.
SEEING THE CONDITION OF HIM, TACKLER PUKED]
TACKLER: WHho could do that?!?
[HE SAW HIS SHIRT WAS STAINED WITH BLOOD]
TACKLER: Did—DID I DO THAT?! I DON'T REMEMBER ANYTHING…
[HE SAW THE SIGNAL]
TACKLER: I need to get back…. They must have gotten a clue.
[SAIFUR]
[AS SAIFUR GOT UP, HIS SHIRT WAS STAINED WITH BLOOD, HIS LEGS WERE SCRATCHED WITH KNIFE, THANKFULLY NONE OF HIS BODY PART WAS CUT, WHILE THE PERSON WHO APPEARED BEFORE SAIFUR HAD GONE LONG AGO]
SAIFUR: That person appeared, and then? I don't know… I went unconscious after it…
[HE SAW THE SIGNAL]
SAIFUR: Gotta head back…
[STELLER & AQUA WERE RUNNING TOWARDS THE SPLITTING POINT, STELLER REALIZES THAT THE MOMENT WAS LEADING UP TO THE FUTURE WHICH SHE HAD SEEN BACK THEN]
STELLER *in her mind*: BuT…That's going exactly like my vision… are we nearing 3 hours?
[ON THE OTHER HAND, BAPO & HOUND WERE ALSO RUNNING TOWARDS THE SPLITTING POINT]
[TO BE CONTINUED]